Dear Shri Gadkariji,
Saving lives is a
greater priority
Here is a sobering
statistics :
“ Nearly 44,666
two-wheeler drivers and pillion-riders were killed in road crashes in 2019 for
not wearing helmets “
It is entirely within
your power to issue a notification that says :
Ø > From April 2022, all 2-wheelers shall be sold along with a helmet ( compulsory
accessory )
Ø > Both, the 2-wheeler and the helmet shall have embedded SENSORS, which
are internet connected [ IoT ]
Ø > A 2-wheeler ( whether Electric or ICE ) will not start unless the driver is
wearing that helmet , enabling both the sensors to link-up / get paired /
communicate / transfer data ( to traffic police dept server , transmitting
Vehicle registration number and driver license number )
Ø > It will also not start if,
# Driver is drunk ( alcohol
analyzing sensor )
# Laden weight exceeds 150 Kg (
weight sensor )
In the age of Level 5 Autonomous
Self Driving cars, implementing what I just described, is not a Rocket Science
Nor will its
implementation push up the 2-wheeler selling price by more than Rs 1000 ( less
than 1 % )
But, my suggestion has
the potential to save some 40,000 lives each year !
I urge you to use your
authority for a noble / humanitarian cause
With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 15 March 2021
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Context :
Install
Electronic devices to curb Traffic offences: Road Ministry / Business Line / 27
Feb 2021
Extract :
Ø In a move to :
> curb corruption and bad
behaviour by any of the
stakeholders in case of skirmishes
between a law enforcer and a road user and to
Ø > increase road safety, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry has published
draft rules for electronic devices to be used by traffic rule
enforcement officers.
The electronic devices
can be :
Ø speed camera,
Ø closed-circuit television camera,
Ø speed gun,
Ø body wearable camera,
Ø dashboard camera,
Ø Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) bridges or any other
technology.
Also, the devices have to be certified every year, to ensure their accuracy, as per the draft notification.
Moreover, the officials
must notify to the offender that he is being recorded by the camera.
Also, the notification
asks State governments to put warning
signs before the stretches monitored by electronic
enforcement devices, notifying
the public that such devices are in use
“Body wearable cameras
shall be explicitly used by the law enforcement officers, such as police and
transport officials while managing
the traffic or carrying out any
enforcement drive which can be used in the court as an evidence against the
offending driver or person and also ensure that the law enforcement official
has acted as per the provisions of law while penalising the offending driver or
person.
Both the video and audio
functions of the body camera shall be activated only when the law enforcement official
is on duty and the official must notify the subjects that they are being recorded by the body
camera,” the Road Ministry has said in its draft notification.
State governments shall
ensure that appropriate electronic enforcement devices are placed at high-risk
and high-density corridors on National and State Highways, and at critical
junctions in State capitals and cities with
more than 1 million population, added
the notification.
The electronic enforcement device used
for issuance of a challan shall have an approval
certificate signed by a police officer or designated authority certifying
that the device is accurate, said the draft adding the approval certificate
must be renewed on a yearly basis.
The electronic record collected
by way of electronic monitoring should be stored for a minimum period of 30
days, and in the case where the electronic record relates to an
offence, should be stored till the conclusion of proceedings initiated,
including appeals.
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Context :
Starting April, all cars must
have airbags for front passenger seat, says Centre /
Scroll / 06 March 2021
Extract
:
The Centre on Friday made it mandatory for all new cars to have airbags for front passenger seat in steps to improve safety in case of road accidents. Airbags for drivers was made mandatory in all cars since July 1, 2019.
Ø
The Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways in a gazette notification announced the rule that will require all new vehicles manufactured on and after April 1 to have
dual front airbags as standard fitment.
Ø
Existing vehicles, on the
other hand, will be required to be sold with dual airbags from August 31, the
ministry said.
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MY TAKE
:
Ø Airbags
- are solely aimed at SAFETY of passengers – and are INTEGRAL to a car body
as against this,
Ø Speed camera, closed-circuit television camera,
speed gun, body wearable camera
- are aimed at “ curb corruption
and bad behaviour “ of the drivers – and installed on roads or carried on the person of the Traffic
Police
Both of these approaches /
methods are fairly prevalent in most of the developed countries . Tried and
tested .
But, here is the MAJOR
DIFFERENCE
[ A ] … AIRBAGS
Upon an accident, an
AIRBAG acts instantly / fast / on its own, without
waiting for “ NOTIFYING “ anyone !
It does not even wait for
the vehicle driver to get activated / deployed !
Its sole “ reason for
existence “ is SAVE
the passengers NOW .
[ B ] … EXTERNAL DEVICES
Require annual
certification by TESTING AGENCIES and notifying rash drivers
QUESTION :
Can BAD BEHAVIOUR of drivers be
controlled ( even prevented ) by mandating ( as done in case of Airbags ) ,
that the vehicle manufacturers pre-install following SENSORS in the vehicles ,
by 01 April 2022 ?
# Engine
( or Electric Motor ) temperature
# Pressures
/ Displacements / Compression Ratios in case of petrol / diesel
Vehicles
/ Battery Charge Levels / fuel consumption
# Emission
Levels ( PM2.5 / CO2 etc ) in petrol / diesel vehicles
# Tyre
pressures / wear and tear of moving parts / RPM
# Vehicle
speed / acceleration / braking distance
# Proximity
to other moving / stationary vehicles or objects
# Weather
conditions / Visibility levels / Traffic Density
# Condition
of the road being traversed ( co-efficient of friction )
# Condition
of the person driving ( sleepy / drunk etc )
# Whatever
else you want “ measured / monitored / relayed “
[
source
: Internet
of Vehicles ( IoV ) ? / 04
Mar 2017 ]
I am glad Delhi NCT is about to finalize guidelines for
“ Traffic Violation
Premium “ , as reported in :
A
Premium for Good Road Behaviour ?
Extract :
Imagine a CIBIL score
for motor insurance. Instead of your debt repayment records, you’ll be rated on
your road behaviour – sticking to speed norms or parking in designated
zones, for instance.
On paper, that sounds
reasonable. In practice, that might do more harm than good to millions of
Indian private vehicle owners, and end up favouring the insurers in an unequal
game.
The US, Canada, the UK,
France and Australia have similar systems and ALGORITHMS in place to link motor
premiums, based on traffic violation status. However this is based on a TECH
INFRASTRUCTURE that binds an integrated database with social security and
DRIVING LICENSES of VEHICLE OWNERS
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